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Rural high school students are more likely than city kids to get their diplomas, but they remain less likely to go to college

  • Written by Sheneka Williams, Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University
imageA high school junior looks over a farm where he works in Perry, N.Y., in March 2025. Lauren Petracca/Associated Press

Many high school seniors are currently in the midst of the college application process or are already waiting to hear back from their selected schools.

For high school students in rural parts of the United States, the frantic pace...

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